Forest Fire (74992 ha) in United States 19 Apr 2022

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1005827
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Apr 2022 - 08 May 2022
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 546 in the burned area
Burned area: 74992 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score


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24 Apr 04:4625 Apr 04:4726 Apr 04:4627 Apr 04:4728 Apr 04:4929 Apr 04:5030 Apr 04:5301 May 04:5303 May 04:5006 May 18:5007 May 04:5108 May 04:5509 May 04:58

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 132 18437 24 Apr 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 131 20392 25 Apr 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 139 21808 26 Apr 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 141 22286 27 Apr 2022 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 145 22842 28 Apr 2022 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 145 23981 29 Apr 2022 03:00 GWIS
7 0.5 249 29201 30 Apr 2022 03:00 GWIS
8 0.5 350 37924 01 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
9 0.5 470 54927 03 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
10 0.5 518 66314 06 May 2022 16:51 GWIS
11 0.5 518 67571 07 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
12 0.5 520 69821 08 May 2022 03:00 GWIS
13 0.5 546 74992 09 May 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in United States , State of New Mexico (population 1,576,738) . The nearest places are Santa Fe, Mora, Las Vegas, and Los Alamos.

Radius Population
10 km 23000 people
5 km 22000 people
2 km 6800 people
1 km 4300 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 1330 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 5920 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
New Mexico United States 1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mora New Mexico United States City - 23 km
Las Vegas New Mexico United States City 15000 people 23 km
Santa Fe New Mexico United States Major city 62000 people 51 km
Los Alamos New Mexico United States City 12000 people 85 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Las Vegas Municipal LVS 2095 Civ. Paved Yes 8100 25 km
Doolittle Ranch 1996 0 38 km
St Johns College Helispot 2201 0 48 km
Governor's Residence 2195 0 49 km
Santa Fe County Municipal SAF 1934 Civ. Paved Yes 8300 65 km
Espanola Municipal ESO 1765 0 66 km
Taos County Hospital 2153 0 69 km
S & S Ranch 1923 0 70 km
Park Springs 1559 0 70 km
Angel Fire AXX 2555 Civ. Paved No 8900 74 km
Eureka Ranch 1756 0 77 km
San Miguel Ranch 1920 0 78 km
Patterson Ranch 2041 0 78 km
Los Alamos LAM 2186 Civ. Paved No 5500 81 km
Taos Municipal TSM 2161 Civ. Paved Yes 5700 81 km
Big Sky 1890 0 87 km
Otto Vor OTO unknown 0 91 km
Springer Municipal 1796 0 93 km
Horizon Ranch Aerodrome 2036 0 97 km
Sandia Airpark Estates East 1996 0 102 km
Moriarty 1890 0 103 km
Santa Rosa Municipal 1458 0 114 km
Questa Municipal Nr 2 2347 0 116 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Storrie Dam Gallinas Creek 1921 18 km
Cochiti Lake Cochiti Rio Grande 1975 86 km
Santa Rosa Lake Santa Rosa Dam Pecos River 1979 103 km
Costilla Dam Rio Costilla 1920 124 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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